Prior to beginning work on this assignment,
· Review Chapters 1 through 10 from the textbook Communicating in Groups: Applications and Skills (11th ed.).
· Review the HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categories Download HUM6100 List of Final Paper Topics/Topic Categoriesfor potential topics that may serve as a starting point for your topic selection.
· Review the Dimensions of Group Activity Final Paper Additional Reading Resources Download Dimensions of Group Activity Final Paper Additional Reading Resourcesfor further guidance.
For the summative assignment in this course, you will write a final paper on a topic related to a dimension of group activity relevant to human services. The assignment guidelines allow flexibility, enabling you to define your topic broadly or narrowly. These are as follows:
· Identify a topic or topic area that defines management group activity relevant to human services.
o This identification will be part of the Week 4 Annotated Bibliography and Final Paper Topic Choice assignment.
o You must identify and annotate no fewer than eight scholarly resources to support your work.
In your final paper,
· Summarize what is known and what has been researched in the field surrounding your topic of choice.
o Discuss references to two or three of the most current and important issues, questions, or debates influencing practice and research.
· Select one of the issues, questions, or debates identified in the previous bullet.
o Provide a focused analysis of this subtopic.
o Evaluate its significance and argue the leading positions.
· Support all analysis and argumentation with relevant theory, argumentation, evidence, and research provided in the course and outside sources.
The Dimensions of Group Activity final paper
· must be 6 to 8 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
· must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
o title of paper in bold font
§ Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
o student’s name
o name of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
o course name and number
o instructor’s name
o due date
· must utilize academic voice.
o Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. resource for additional guidance.
· must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph.
o Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
o For assistance in writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
· must use at least 8 scholarly sources (in addition to the course text) that were published within the past six years. No more than 2 sources published more than six years in the past may be cited and integrated if they are recognized as seminal works (classics in the field).
o The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.
o To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, refer to this Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
o You may also refer to the How to Use Library OneSearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which explains keyword searching process in the library to find scholarly articles, or the Advanced Internet Search TechniquesLinks to an external site. tip sheet, which provides some tips and strategies to make finding credible online research in a search engine such as Google easier and more efficient.
· must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
· must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
o Refer to the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.